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Starred Review on March 1, 2015 | Grades 5-8
Gr 4–7—The year is 1948, and Tate P. Ellerbee is writing to her favorite singer, Hank Williams, as part of a pen pal assignment at school. Although her letter writing is one-sided, Tate continues to send Hank details of her life. She tells Hank about her actress mother and famous photographer father. Tate lives with her Aunt Patty Cake, who she describes as being l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2015
On the first day of school, September 1, 1948, eleven-year-old Tate P. Ellerbee learns that her class will be writing to pen pals, with her teacher explaining that “new worlds will unfold in front of you, and you’ll see your own world through fresh eyes.” Although the teacher plans for her class to correspond with Japanese students to promote postwar understanding, Tate, with ideas of her own and the resolve to carry them out, chooses country singer Hank Williams, a man...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In 1948, eleven-year-old Tate chooses country singer Hank Williams as a pen pal. It quickly becomes clear that Tate is using her letters as a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
